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Swiss Researcher Wins Prize For Photosynthesis-Based Solar Cells.

Swiss Researcher Wins Prize For Photosynthesis-Based Solar Cells. The AP (6/10, Huuhtanen) reports, "Swiss scientist Michael Graetzel won the 2010 Millennium Technology Prize on Wednesday for helping to develop cheap solar cells for renewable energy projects." Graetzel, a professor at Ecole Polytechnique de Lausanne "was awarded the euro800,000 ($960,000) prize by the Technology Academy of Finl..

Navy's Laser Weapon System Shoots Down Drone Over Sea.

Navy's Laser Weapon System Shoots Down Drone Over Sea. The Wired (5/28, Hodge) "Danger Room" blog reported, "For years, the US Navy has been pursuing a workable ray gun that could provide a leap ahead in ship self-defenses. Now, with a series of tests of a system called the Laser Weapon System, or LaWS, it may be one step closer to that goal." Naval Sea Systems Command announced that the LaWS h..

Nanotechnology Researchers Develop Anti-Icing Surface Coating.

Nanotechnology Researchers Develop Anti-Icing Surface Coating. Flight International (5/18, Egozi) reported Professor Hana Dodiuk of Shenkar College of Engineering claims "to have developed a surface coating capable of preventing ice accumulation on plastic aircraft surfaces." Professor Dodiuk said "that tests on clear plastic show the self-cleaning, ultra-hydrophobic coating has a very low surf..

"Microlens" System Could Significantly Boost Imaging Power.

"Microlens" System Could Significantly Boost Imaging Power. Popular Science (5/18, Dillow) reports that, by "taking advantage of the unique properties of gold at the nanoscale, scientists [at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute] have created a 'microlens' system that could boost detectivity in quantum-dot-based IR detectors by 20 times." The "quantum dot infrared photodetectors (QDIPs)" that the r..

Researchers Find Potential Hacker Weaknesses In Car Computer Systems.

Researchers Find Potential Hacker Weaknesses In Car Computer Systems. Technology Review (5/18) reports, "This week researchers will present a study showing what could happen if a determined hacker went after the computer systems embedded in cars. The researchers found that, among other things, an attacker could disable the vehicle's brakes, stop its engine, or take control of its door locks." C..